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Balthazar gave the gift of myrrh, which symbolised the future death of a king, as myrrh was an expensive item at the time. [8] [9] Following his return to his own country, avoiding King Herod, it is purported that Balthazar celebrated Christmas with the other members of the Magi in Armenia in 54 AD but later died on 6 January 55 AD, aged 112 ...
Balthasar was born around 1560 to a wealthy and powerful family, as son of Hungarian captain Andrew Báthory and his wife Margarita Majláth de Szatmár. He was raised in Kraków , with his younger brother Andrew, at the court of his uncle Stephen Báthory , who became King of Poland in 1576.
Caspar (otherwise known as Casper, Gaspar, Kaspar, Jasper, Kasper, [1] and other variations) was one of the 'Three Kings', along with Melchior and Balthazar, representing the wise men or Biblical Magi mentioned in Matthew 2:1-9.
Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar, Balthassar, or Baltazar), from Akkadian ð’‚—ð’ˆ—ð’‹€ Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to Balthazar (magus), one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west.
Coat of arms of the House of Baux, with the star signifying their legendary descent from King Balthazar, one of the Three Wise Men. The House of Baux is a French noble family from the south of France. It was one of the richest and most powerful families of medieval Provence, known as the 'Race d’Aiglon'.
Balthazar (given name), including a list of people with the name Balthazar (magus) , a name commonly attributed to one of Three Wise Men Balthasar of Werle ( c. 1375–1421), Lord of Werle-Güstrow
María Baltasara de los Reyes y Bustamante, according to Dominican historians, was called María Baltasara because she was born on Three Kings Day, January 6, 1798; and they named her Baltasara after the black king Balthazar. Baltasara was the daughter of Micaela Bustamante, although some information about her birth is unknown.
Melchior, or Melichior, was purportedly one of the Biblical Magi (along with Caspar and Balthazar) who visited the infant Jesus after he was born. Melchior was often referred to as the oldest member of the Magi. He was traditionally called the King of Persia and brought the gift of gold to Jesus.